{"id":1466,"date":"2014-10-30T11:39:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/~career\/blog\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2015-01-08T10:29:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T14:29:29","slug":"savvy-seniors-know-who-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/savvy-seniors-know-who-you-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Savvy Seniors: Know Who You Are"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ben<\/p>\n

A Networking story by Ben Mervis<\/strong>, ’12<\/strong>
\nAccount Manager @ Rescue Social Change Group<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Before walking in to a networking event or job interview, I tell myself: \u201cyou have the experience and you have the hunger.\u201d Most importantly, I remind myself to be confident. Then, I wipe the nervous sweat off my palms, stride into the venue and shake some hands.<\/p>\n

As a senior at UVM, I worked on my confidence by building my best story: \u201cI\u2019ve spent the last 4 years developing skills in marketing strategy and campaign implementation, and have a sincere interest in socially responsible businesses and marketing.\u201d I tested different versions and lengths of this in front of the mirror, over dinner with friends and at networking events of every type. I realized that each time I told my story I understood more about who I was and what I was looking for.<\/p>\n

I met my life-changing connection on Church Street. His name is Jeff, and he was visiting from California; his non-traditional marketing agency works with different branches of State and Federal Governments to develop behavior change marketing campaigns. \u00a0After staying in-touch via LinkedIn and other means, Jeff introduced me to his client, and I began working for the Vermont Department of Health coordinating social marketing campaigns. I launched my career as the direct liaison to Jeff\u2019s marketing agency, in-addition to other marketing and advertising contractors. Eighteen months later I moved to California to work for Jeff as the Account Manager on a National tobacco-prevention campaign.<\/p>\n

The Takeaway:<\/p>\n

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  1. Figure out what you ACTUALLY want to do. \u00a0Conversations with people will help you get there by exploring the different roles and fields where you can apply your skills.<\/li>\n
  2. Talk to people. Tell your story. You never know where that connection will take you.<\/li>\n
  3. Follow-up! My company\u2019s CEO constantly says \u201cthe squeaky wheel gets the grease.\u201d I say that it\u2019s the tactful, confident and persistent (within reason) applicant that gets the job.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You have the experience, you have the hunger, now go shake some hands!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A Networking story by Ben Mervis, ’12 Account Manager @ Rescue Social Change Group   Before walking in to a networking event or job interview, I tell myself: \u201cyou have the experience and you have the hunger.\u201d Most importantly, I remind myself to be confident. Then, I wipe the nervous sweat off my palms, stride … <\/p>\n

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